Rome, August 17 (RHC)-- Italian and Norwegian authorities have discovered the bodies of 49 migrants who appear to have asphyxiated to death in the hold of an overcrowded fishing boat as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. ... More
Baghdad, August 17 (RHC)-- In Iraq, a parliamentary panel has called for former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and dozens of other officials to face trial for the fall of the city of Mosul to the self-proclaimed Islamic State last year. ... More
Philadelphia, August 17 (RHC)-- Five months after being rushed to the hospital, new medical tests show that U.S. political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has active Hepatitis C. But, according to his supporters, prison officials are refusing to treat him for it. ... More
Miami, August 17 (RHC)-- Julian Bond, a prominent U.S. civil rights leader and the longtime board chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has died at the age of 75. ... More
Los Van Van is a major timba music band in Cuba. And the ensemble is prepping for its fifth tour in the United States to promote his latest album “La Fantasía” (The Fantasy), according to a report published by the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday.... More
Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- The Federation of Cuban Women (FMC) has called on its members to strengthen their work in communities and increase the opportunities for dialogue as part of the activities for the 55th anniversary of the organization, on August 23rd.... More
Havana, August 17 (RHC)-- The First Deputy Minister of Public Health in Cuba, Jose Angel Porta, recognized that dengue is one of the health problems affecting the region and is a big challenge. ... More
Quito, August 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela will present to the parliament of the Southern Common Market, a community agreement in defense of the Essequibo region, currently under dispute with neighboring Guyana, and will denounce violations of international law and the Geneva Convention in that territory.... More
Havana, August 17 (RHC) Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter -- during his recent visit to Cuba -- used the opportunity to announce a $3.1 million increase in development funding to Cuba.... More
¡Cuba, Cuba! 65 Years of Photography A rare treasure of photographs and posters depicting the history of Cuba along with contemporary images are on display this summer from August 15 to September 7 at the Southampton Arts Center and the collaboration with the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City, according to ICP website.... More
Caracas, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over 60 percent of Venezuelans intend to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections on December 6th, which are expected to be yet another victory for the government of President Nicolas Maduro, according to survey results released on Sunday.... More
San Juan, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- More than 60 couples married on Sunday in the first ever multiple same-sex wedding in Puerto Rico, after the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision to declare such unions constitutional.... More
Mexico City, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican police from the north-eastern state of Tamaulipas arrested Silvestre Haro Rodríguez, aka El Chive, leader of the most violent cartel of the region inside a private hospital of Tampico late Friday. ... More
Bogotá, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Crimes perpetrated against human rights activists have not stopped despite Colombia’s peace process to end the over half-century of armed conflict, according to an investigation reported by EFE news agency on Sunday. ... More
Bogotá, August 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The leader of guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) accused the Colombian government on Sunday of failing to honor a promise to not bomb the militants’ camps. ... More
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